The protest was part of a larger movement, wither people staging similar protests in other cities nationwide.

On Thursday, the House approved a bill to tax on some employee bonuses at firms bailed out by taxpayers.

The bill would impose a 90 percent tax on bonuses given to employees with family incomes above $250,000 at AIG and other companies that have received at least $5 billion in government bailout money, according to The Associated Press.

As the protesters tried to reach AIG officials in Seattle, about a half dozen Seattle police officers from the nearby West Precinct stood watch. No arrests were made.

“They told us this is a private building and that we had to leave,” protester Pam Keely said. “We told them to send someone one person from AIG down. They said no. We asked if we could send them the reality check. They said no.”

A spokesperson for the AIG group in Seattle was not immediately available Thursday afternoon.